Worldwide commemorations took place over the weekend for the life of the former South African president Nelson Mandela, including in Scotland, where he was awarded the keys to the city of Glasgow in 1981. Mandela had a special relationship with Scotland. It was there that he picked up the key to the city and to a number of English cities in one joint ceremony after he was released from prison. Brian Filling, a prominent Scottish anti-Apartheid activist, comments on how at one time supporting Mandela wasn't common.
